Dynamic optical shift/tilt lens
US10200596B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B26/004
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Camera modules that may be dynamically adjusted during capture of an image. The camera may include a sensor that captures images using line scan imaging or other scanning technologies. A controller may dynamically control adjustment or movement of the camera lens by an actuator as an image is scanned by the sensor. The lens may be controlled to be in different positions and in different orientations in relation to the sensor as different lines or areas of pixels of the sensor are read. When capturing an image, a region of the sensor may be read, the lens may be adjusted, and a next region of the sensor may be read according to a pattern. Different focus, depth of field, perspective, and other effects may be achieved at different areas or regions of the image during image capture.
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